Taiwan has amended the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act which has taken effect since January, 2009. According to the new regulations, most of the indoor public places and workplaces are smoking-prohibited. Any person who smokes illegally would be fined for NTD 2,000 to NTD10,000. The owner of the smoking-prohibited places who provides any smoking-related objects would receive a fine of NTD 10,000 to NTD50,000. The regulations also apply to foreign nationals residing in Taiwan.

Type	Places
Total smoking ban in indoor and outdoor areas	Hospitals; Schools at all levels up to and including high schools; Places the main purposes of which are for educations or activities of children and youth (i.e. children’s playgrounds, zoos, park); Gas station, etc.
Indoor smoking allowed in smoking room	Hotels; Shopping malls; Restaurants; Welfare institutions for the elderly
Total smoking ban in indoor areas, out door smoking only allowed in designated areas	Universalities and colleges; Libraries Museums Art galleries Other places where the culture or social education institutions are located Outdoor stadiums (including golf course, baseball field, etc.) Outdoor swimming pool Other leisure entertainment locations open to the general public
Smoking-allowed places	Arcade; Roadway; Private residence; Semi-outdoor restaurants; Cigar houses; Bars and audio-visual businesses which are only open after 9:00 pm and exclusively to persons beyond 18 years of age

John Tung Foundation 02-2776-6133 ext.1
Bureau of Health Promotion, Department of Health 04-2259-1999